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Endurance attacks Aspen’s ‘entrenched’ position

Endurance has said that Aspen’s rejection of its $3.2 billion offer for the company denies its shareholders an “opportunity to realise value”, adding that Aspen faces “limitations” if it continues to pursue its current go-it-alone strategy.   15 April 2014

News

Munich Re and Willis Re extend their support to RMS (one)

Torsten Jeworrek, CEO of reinsurance at Munich Re has endorsed RMS’s new modelling platform RMS (one), stating that the re/insurer has chosen the system as its core platform for exposure management.   15 April 2014

Re/insurance

Insurance: disciplined, but competitive

Bermuda insurers are facing increasing pressure on rates due to rising levels of capacity, but recent renewals have shown that underwriting discipline is entrenched in the marketplace.   15 April 2014

Life

The importance of data in managing cat aggregation

The increasing severity of cat losses will make data granularity all the more pressing for reinsurers. Bill Miller, director, advisory at KPMG, talks us through the need for greater oversight of re/insurance exposures.   15 April 2014

Re/insurance

Mexico: outstanding in its field

Mexico is a complicated country with serious problems to overcome—but committed government support and a strong agricultural market could spell opportunity for international reinsurers.   15 April 2014

ILS

Global reinsurer capital hits record high

Reinsurer capital has reached a record high of $540 billion, according to the latest report by Aon Benfield, providing some indication of the competitive dynamics facing the sector.   14 April 2014

News

Endurance looks to acquire Aspen

Endurance has made public efforts to enter into talks with Aspen to acquire the company, a move that would establish the combined entity as a global leader in specialty insurance and reinsurance.   14 April 2014

News

PartnerRe forms MENA professional lines partnership

Bermuda-based PartnerRe has established a strategic partnership with Chedid Re, one of the largest reinsurance brokers in the MENA region, to provide PI and D&O capacity in the region.   14 April 2014

ILS

A deeper, broader footprint

William Pollett, president and CEO of Blue Capital Management, talks to Bermuda:Re about cedant appetite and investor interest in the asset management company’s burgeoning collateralised reinsurance offering.   14 April 2014

Re/insurance

Life reinsurers: a new class

Bermuda is playing host to a burgeoning life reinsurance sector that has found a welcome home on the Island. We talk with leading members from the market about their motivations behind their domicile decision, market demand and life players’ growing voice in Hamilton.   14 April 2014

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